Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto come from behind in the second half to take both points

Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto won 31–32 this afternoon against Villa de Aranda Top Ribera in a match the home side had under control with five minutes remaining, but a final push from the red-and-whites enabled them to take both points and give their supporters a victory. The first half began very evenly, with several chances for both teams and a closely fought scoreline. In the opening minutes, Bruixola was the protagonist with three consecutive saves, which the red-and-whites failed to capitalise on after missing several attacks. It was not until the 17th minute that the match heated up, when Nacho Nebot received an elbow to the face that caused bleeding. Doldan was therefore sent off, while Nebot himself, after getting up from the floor, was given a two-minute suspension—a decision that was not well received by the Valencian bench. Despite this, Fertiberia did not lose heart and continued with their defensive intensity and their play through Nacho Plaza, who scored 4 goals from the pivot position in the first half. From the 25th minute onwards, the balance shifted, with Villa de Aranda taking a small lead (15–13), which the red-and-whites quickly overturned; with a 0–3 run, they went into half-time ahead (15–16). The second half began with Villa de Aranda superior to the red-and-whites, and they soon took the lead. Backed by Sladic's shots, the home side gave Patxi Martí's men no opportunities, as they could not find their rhythm in the second half. From the 40th minute onwards, the home side moved two goals ahead thanks to the combination play between Camino and Sladic. Seven minutes later, the red-and-whites suffered another setback with Carlos Grau's sending-off, but this was quickly resolved by Sasa Dukic's shots, as he was highly accurate in front of goal. The final minutes were very even after Fertiberia levelled the score at 30, and in the final attack Michael Apelgren scored the last goal and himself won the seven-metre throw, which Bruixola saved after time had expired to win the match 31–32. Villa de Aranda Top Ribera: Diaz, Cabanas (4), Esteban (2), Doldan (1), Camino, Rasero (1), Beltza (1), Sladic (11), Muñoz, Sánchez (4), Nebreda, Moyano, Valles (5), Miguelón (2), Martín and Amerigo. Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto: Sebastiá, Bruixola, Samuel, Marc Andreu, Moriñigo (4), Tarrasó, Lluna, Berrios, Apelgren (4), Grau (5), Plaza (9), Toni Alegre (1), Nebot (1), Fernández, Dukic (8) and Roque. Officials: Antonio Merino Mori and Francisco Javier Moyano Prieto (Castilian-Leonese Regional Federation). Villa de Aranda Top Ribera players Doldan (DD), Rasero and Beltza were excluded, as were Tarrasó (2), Grau (3), Nebot, Dukic and Ángel Fernández (2) for Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto.   Score at five-minute intervals:  2–1, 4–5, 7–7, 11–10, 13–13, 15–16 Half-time; 20–19, 22–21, 25–23, 29–27, 30–29, 31–32 Full-time. Príncipe de Asturias.

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